I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor.

Democracy is an objective. Democratization is a process. Democratization serves the cause of peace because it offers the possibility of justice and of progressive change without force.

Only stupid people don't change their minds.

It has long been recognized that an essential element in protecting human rights was a widespread knowledge among the population of what their rights are and how they can be defended.

Water will be more important than oil this century

The next war in the Middle East will be fought over water, not politics

For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide.

The failure of the United Nations - My failure is maybe, in retrospective, that I was not enough aggressive with the members of the Security Council.

The lesson I learned in Cairo still applies. The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.

I believe it will take time to find a solution to the problem. Thus we must have patience.

We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

I suffer because my interactions with others do not meet the expectations I did not know I had.

Love isn't all sparks and firecrackers. Sometimes it’s more subtle than that.

I read the Odyssey because it was the story of a man who returned home after being absent for more than twenty years and was recognized only by his dog.

At this point in my career, it doesn't bother me much that I'm probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.

Virtue and integrity are necessary for genuine happiness. Guard your integrity with care.

Perhaps it is even more important to know what one should not think about than what one should think about.

In good philosophy, the word cause ought to be reserved to the single Divine impulse that has formed the universe.

I started to write about science and medicine at the Washington Post, in the early days of the AIDS epidemic.

I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct.